The Council of Ministers has issued a decision establishing the executive rules for transferring responsibility for supervising marine anchorages, piers and dhows from the Kuwait Ports Authority to the Directorate-General of Coast Guard, affiliated to the Ministry of Interior.
Under Article One, all relevant powers and existing contracts concerning maritime affairs, docks and dhows will be transferred from the Kuwait Ports Authority to the Directorate-General of Coast Guard once the decision takes effect
Article Two stipulates that all rights and obligations arising from the transfer will also pass to the Coast Guard. In addition, the remaining financial appropriations allocated to carry out the transferred responsibilities will be transferred to the ministry’s directorate.
The decision sets out the administrative, contractual and financial arrangements required to complete the transfer of supervisory responsibilities.